Results for heat:large:intestine

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Protocol (14 points)

90%

LI01 · LI03 · LI09 · LI11 · ST22 · ST25 · SP04 · SP15 · SP16 · BL25 · BL27 · BL28 · BL37 · BL39

LI01Metal Yang

LI01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 商陽 (shāng yáng)

🎯 Location: On the radial side of the index finger about 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders; contraindicated in serious infections of finger.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Tinnitus, Heat, Chest Fullness

LI03Third Space

LI03 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 三間 (sān jiān)

🎯 Location: When loose fist is made point is on the radial side of the index finger in the depression the proximal to the head of the 2nd metacarpal bone.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Tinnitus, Common Cold, Heat

LI09Upper Ridge

LI09 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 上廉 (shàng lián)

🎯 Location: On the line joining LI05 and LI11, 3 thumb widths below cubital crease.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in local inflammation.

🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Abdominal Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain

LI11Pond At The Bend

LI11 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 曲池 (qū chí)

🎯 Location: When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus.

⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency. Avoid excessive stimulation in weak patients.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Dizziness, Heat, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating

ST22Shutting The Gate

ST22 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 關門 (guān mén)

🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV11.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in acute abdominal conditions.

🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Pain

ST25Celestial Pivot

ST25 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 天樞 (tiān shū)

🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.

⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating

SP04Grandfather Grandson

SP04 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 公孫 (gōng sūn)

🎯 Location: In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin.

⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Jaundice, Depression, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating

SP15Great Horizontal

SP15 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 大橫 (dà héng)

🎯 Location: 4 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus lateral to the rectus abdominis.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Common Cold, Constipation, Qi Stagnation, Damp

SP16Abdominal Lament

SP16 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 腹哀 (fù āi)

🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths above the center of the umbilicus, 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.

🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Dysentery, Pain Around Navel, Blood in Stool, Undigested Food in Stool

BL25Large Intestine Shu Point

BL25 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 大腸俞 (dà cháng shū)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Common Cold, Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Pain

BL27Small Intestine Shu Point

BL27 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 小腸俞 (xiǎo cháng shū)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 1st posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Constipation, Dysentery, Urinary Retention, Hemorrhoids

BL28Bladder Shu Point

BL28 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 膀胱俞 (páng guāng shū)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Qi Deficiency, Constipation, Abdominal Pain, Swelling

BL37Gate Of Abundance

BL37 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 殷門 (yīn mén)

🎯 Location: 6 thumb widths below BL36 on the line joining BL36 and BL40.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Back Pain, Hip Pain, Pain, Thigh Pain, Sciatica

BL39Outside Of The Crease

BL39 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 委陽 (wěi yáng)

🎯 Location: Lateral to the BL40 on the medial border of the tendon of the biceps femoris.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Chest Fullness, Abdominal Pain, Leg Pain, Pain

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Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes
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